Persaud, Jerry
Ph.D. York University
M.A. Sociology, York University
B.A. (Combined Honors) Sociology and Political Science
Assistant Professor & Assoc. Chair; Emergency Responder; Bldg. Supv.
Office: CSB 42
Phone: (845) 257-2631
E-mail: persaude@newpaltz.edu
Assocociate Chair
Office Hours
| M | 12:00 PM - 03:00 PM | In CSB 51 The Main Office if not in CSB 42 |
| W | 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM | could be in meetings during these times on certain Wednesdays |
| F | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | In CSB 51 The Main Office if not in CSB 42 |
On certain Wednesdays I will be in CSB 54 until 11:30 AM at our monthly department meeting. Once per month I will also be at the Chairs meeting until 12:00. A note will be on my door for these dates.
Career History
Taught at Atkinson College, Humber College Institute of Technology, York University, University of Toronto, Scarborough.
Teaching Interests
Communication and Dissenting Voices
Communication Among Cultures
Nonverbal Communication
Food and Cultural Studies
Hip Hop Culture
Diversity in Media
Introduction to Media Criticism
Media and Society
Media Theories
Critical Criminology and Crime Studies
Research/Creative Activity
Media Aesthetics, Popular Culture, Critical Mass Communication, Cultural Studies, Theory, Hip Hop, Semiotics, The Body, Critical Criminology/Crime, Race and Ethnicity, Food & Water, Urban Culture/Cities, Everyday Life, Caribbean Society and Culture, Fatness Studies, Cinema, Historiography (literary), Social/Cultural History, Hermeneutics, Phenomenology, Psychoanalysis.
Awards, Honors & Recognition
John O'Neill Award for Teaching Excellence, York University
Committee Memberships & Professional Organizations
Popular Culture Association/ American Culture Association (PCA/ACA)
Mid-Atlantic Popular Culture Association (MAPCA)
Southern Conference of African American Studies (SCAASI)
New York Africana Studies Association (NYASA)
National Communication Association (NCA - inactive)
Canadian Studies of American Culture ( CSAC - inactive)
Canadian Criminology Association (CCA - inactive)
Canadian Learneds Societies (CLS - inactive)
North American Society for Sports Sociology (NASSS - inactive)
Center for Research on Latin American & the Caribbean (CERLAC)
